SRINAGAR — Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Chaudhary on Sunday said the demand for restoration of statehood and special status to Jammu and Kashmir is a constitutional right of the people of the Union territory and is key to the peace and development of the region. Talking to reporters after paying tributes at the Martyrs’ Memorial […]
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Veteran leader Sat Pal Sharma elected J&K BJP president unopposed
JAMMU — Veteran leader Sat Pal Sharma was elected unopposed as the president of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Friday. This would be his second term as the party’s Jammu and Kashmir chief. Sharma called upon workers to support him in strengthening the party in the Union Territory. “Sat Pal Sharma […]
PDP slams J&K govt for ‘forcing’ students to attend Tiranga rally
SRINAGAR — The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday alleged that the Jammu and Kashmir government was using education as a “propaganda tool” by “forcing” students to attend a Tiranga rally organised by the RSS-affiliated ABVP, calling it unacceptable. “The J&K Education Department, under the NC government, has made it mandatory for both private and […]
Train to Kashmir likely to face a few months delay: Farooq Abdullah
JAMMU — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that the Katra-Sangaldan train service is likely to be delayed by a few months and will begin operations in April with the onset of the tourism season. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a party function here, Abdullah said he was preparing to travel […]
India faces threat from inside country, not from outside: Farooq Abdullah
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that India does not face a threat from the outside but from within. He emphasised the importance of unity and countering divisive narratives to secure the nation’s future. “The country demands sacrifice even today to save itself. India does not face […]
JDU Party President GM Shaheen Slams NC Government Over Unfulfilled Promises
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Janta Dal United J&K President GM Shaheen strongly criticized Omar Abdullah for his inability to deliver on the commitments made to the people of Jammu & Kashmir during his election campaigns. Highlighting the lack of progress under the NC government’s leadership, GM Shaheen said, “The aspirations of the people have been crushed, […]
J&K govt needs to fix responsibility in constable recruitment ‘scam’: Waheed Para
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Waheed Para on Tuesday said the Jammu and Kashmir government needs to fix responsibility for the alleged scam in recruitment of constables in the telecom wing of police. “With each passing day, it’s as if a war has been waged on the youth of J&K and their aspirations. Yet another scam […]
70 lakh eligible to vote in panchayat polls in J&K after electoral rolls update
JAMMU — More than 70 lakh voters, including over 34 lakh women, are eligible to vote in the panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir after the annual revision of electoral rolls, officials said. The Jammu and Kashmir Election Commission on Monday concluded annual revision of panchayat electoral rolls that were published with January 1, 2025, […]
Mehbooba Mufti slams J&K govt over transfer of ACB official
SRINAGAR — Peoples’ Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti said Friday the transfer of an Anti-Corruption Bureau official, who was probing a case, exposes a “nexus” between the corrupt and most powerful, and raises questions about the Jammu and Kashmir government’s commitment to justice and accountability. The government has ordered the repatriation of ACB SSP Abdul […]
No one dares to do mischief during Krishna Janmashtami procession in Kashmir now: Amit Shah
AHMEDABAD — Asserting that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved after the abrogation of Article 370, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said no one now dares to do any mischief when the Krishna Janmashtami procession passes through Srinagar’s Lal Chowk. Speaking at Kalol in Gandhinagar district, the BJP leader said it […]








